Current Obsessions: Happy Winter Blues

Here’s a look at a few things we loved this week.

• The designers at Vipp (you know their trash bins and and dustpans) are venturing into the prefab home business.
• The creative communities of Charleston, SC; Denver; Nashville; Portland, OR; and Savannah, GA; in a monthly series of photo essays.
• “Try using neutral stone as a neutral pattern” and more tips for pairing floor and wall tiles.
• 10 artists, 10 workspaces.
• $12 million will buy you Matthew Perry’s oceanfront Malibu house.
• Tips on entertaining for the Super Bowl.
• The books to read in a lifetime.
• Bedding for the cat lover.
• Conference rooms have never been cooler.
• Simpler and easier than a storage unit.
• On our wish list: a ball-shaped brass and maple pen holder.

Instagram and Pinterest Picks of the Week

• Toronto graphic designer Melody Hansen’s Objects pinboard is a minimalist’s dream.

Read more from this week in our House Envy issue and check out Gardenista’s Garden Envy issue.